The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-24
FASHION NOTES.

are greatly In favor, and no wonder;
they are bright, and show of nearly
all colors to advantage. Panels OF
dresses, long V-shaped pieces for
bodices, epaulets and gallons are all to
be had In this fine steel work. 1t looks
we'll with revers Of mousse velvet on q
white satin dress.
Is Summer dresses will be made Of
much Swiss embroidery in ecru and
white on net, and there is ain evident
inclination to use this class OF work in
place Of lace. There is a new lace
Aqlltaiue-with a clear, silky ground
and a thick pattern in silk, like coral;
and colored silk laces, which can be
had now in every shade, are employed
for all kinds Of purposes. Striped
talles are new, and there are some
novel makes Of crepe, which is q most
fashionable material for ball gowns.
Materials for spring and summer
millinery are unusually rich and varied.
There are black and tinted silk nets,
beaded in jet, pearl, helittrope yellow,
pale blue and pale pink beads in fine
new patterns, embroidered velvets In
very elegant designs, Oriental en-
broidered nets in great variety, Nea.
politan grapes In exquisite summer
tints, embroidered crepe dc chine,
plain and embroidered grenadines, and
an endless variety Of silk tissues, laces,
surahs, etamines and fancy silk scrims.
Bands Of fancy ribbons are used
on tea and evening gowns as trim
mings, but the cloth appllques are
never worked with gold and other
metallic threads and beads. Fringes
are much worn, many OF them having
divisible ring headings. worked in
beads. Detachable ornaments are in
fashion; these are economical and con-
venient, for you need buy only the
exact quantity required, and can apply
show ornaments made Of cork balls
covered with beads and silk. They are
very light.
Nearly, il not quite. all the new
ribbons have picot edges, and the old
fashioned glace ribbons are coming in
again with the thick rope edge. Edges
Of contrasting color. crepe gauze rib
bons in somewhat bright colorings,
with tiny motifs In brocade, stfipes in
different colors and materials, such as
velvet or silk, with sometimes chenille
edges, Chine velvet ribbons, and frise
patterns, are the features in the newest
ribbons Of the spring, and an immense
deal of narrow satin ribbon is being
used for rosettes, which are applied in
millinery and on gowns III various
ways.
The colors Of the spring in miIli-
merry goods will be on a subdued order;
or, If any rich colors be used, the aim
will be to blend them go carefully that
there will be nothing pronounced or
bizarre in the effect. There are many
rose tints among the new colors which
will probably take the place Of the
brilliant cardinal and red shades Of
previous seasons. These rose shades
are shown in various tones Of color
from a faded-tapestry pink, known as
'sold rose, " to the brilliant Charles x
colQrs, which repeat the shades and
tlnts Of the wlld-rose and are usually
called "eglantine's colors. Other pink
shades are variously known as ''cru-
stacea" and "veron Japan, - which In
Its palest tint approaches in color the
brilliant hue Of the Japanese minnow,
and in the darkest shades becomes
purplish magenta. The "fammant''
shades Of red are brilliant scarlet
color. ,. .}.
The tiny checks, in shades Of tan,
leaden grays and browns. have many
of them a large crossbar taken over
their surface by means OF q narrow
line in bright colors, such as blue, car
dinal and gold. There arc many gowns
made entirely Of these mixtures. In
others the closely fitting habit bodice
and pettlcoat are Of the check, the
overdrapery, cuffs and collar Of plain
cloth. In the skirts, which are often
plain in front and full behind, the
front drapery takes the form Of long
square tabler, divided from the back
folds either by a panel or by simula-
tion Of one, due to plated folds Of the
check. In the habit bodices made of
this goods the lapels round the neck
like gentleman's coat fastened with a
couple Of buttons at the neck, instead
of descending to the chest. The under
waist Is also on a new model, and i'll
stead Of being carried high into the
neck, is cut somewhat low to leave
room for the folded crayat which com.
pletes the costume. Other models have
the skirt drapery all cut In one piece
and 80 arranged as to suggest an un.
derskirt on the right side while it is
looped over q kilt on the left. The
accompanying bodices to these have
thrown back revers, displaying in
serted waistcoats Of pale blue or white,
with the centre of the throatlet to
correspond, and the sleeves closing
with three buttons over an undercuff
which matches the waistcoat.
--Tailor.made gowns have taken
new departure. Heretofore they have
been so painfully plain as to cause one
to wish they had never been created. Es-
pecially was this the case when they were
worn by fat and fll.shaped people. And
for some inexplicable reason the above
mentioned always insist upon wearing
them. It Is most surprising that women